Left, Right & Center

Provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture proves those with impeccable credentials needn't lack personality. This weekly "love-hate relationship of the air" features three of the most insightful news analysts anywhere.
Photo from L-R: Matt Miller, Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley, Robert Scheer. Photo credit: Marc Goldstein
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The KCRW family is mourning a huge loss. Author and commentator Tony Blankley, the conservative voice on KCRW's weekly politics roundtable, Left Right and Center, died Saturday, January 7, at the age 63. He'd been battling stomach cancer.
KCRW General Manager Jennifer Ferro:
"Tony was a gentleman, a thinker, and a fiercely intelligent voice for KCRW as a host of Left, Right and Center. Tony believed in the concept of the show and proved that dialogue between differing views is not only possible but can be productive. We will miss his insight, his wit, his intelligence and his willingness to listen as well as talk."
LRC host Matt Miller:
"Tony Blankley was one of a kind. A fierce advocate, a deeply knowledgeable thinker, an experienced political professional with an insider's understanding of the way the world works, and a true wit. His rare blend of erudition, charm and good humor enlivened our show and the broader public debate for years. He'll be truly missed."
Miller paid tribute to Blankley on KCRW's To the Point.
LRC co-host Arianna Huffington:
"I have been friends with Tony and his wonderful wife Lynda ever since we first met in Washington in 1993 and it was a real delight to have him join our Left, Right and Center team every week. He never failed to amaze me with his breadth of knowledge and culture, always unpredictable with his trademark wit and tailored suits. His resilience through his battle with cancer inspired us all. He was a true original and will be deeply missed."
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Arianna Huffington (independent progressive) is the editor of the Webby Award-wining online newpaper, Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist and author of twelve books, most recently Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream.
Matt Miller (center/moderator) is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress; a weekly columnist for the Washington Post's online edition; and an award-winning contributor to The Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine and many other publications. A former aide in the Clinton White House, Miller's first book, The Two Percent Solution: Fixing America's Problems In Ways Liberals And Conservatives Can Love, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. His new book, The Tyranny of Dead Ideas, was recently released in paperback. In his business life, Miller consults to corporate, nonprofit and government organizations on issues of strategy, policy and communications, with an emphasis on agenda-setting projects in the education, health care and economic sectors.
Robert Scheer (Left) is Editor of the Webby Award-winning political website TruthDig.com. He was a national correspondent and columnist for 19 years at the Los Angeles Times where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Currently a columnist represented by Creators Syndicate, Scheer is a clinical professor in communications at the University of Southern California. He has authored eight books, including The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street, and The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America.
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